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delegation went to copenhagen with one rule in mind. they didn't want to do anything that turned possible yes votes into no boats. they certainly achieved that. second of all, they knew that they had to provide some answers to those who were concerned that china would not do anything and if it promised we could never verify it. there had to be a verification system. the verification system that is proposed in the declaration that china agreed to is the unprecedented. you need to understand that this is different than weapons of mass destruction. people tend to think about verification as hans blix with a column of blue painted as to the's racing across the iraq the desert looking for the smoking gun. but what we are talking about here is the way an entire economy works, so the data that is needed is not specific data about a particular facility but broad scale data about the performance of ben entire county, tax information, energy consumption information, policies and whether they are being implemented. countries are required to provid
delegation went to copenhagen with one rule in mind. they didn't want to do anything that turned possible yes votes into no boats. they certainly achieved that. second of all, they knew that they had to provide some answers to those who were concerned that china would not do anything and if it promised we could never verify it. there had to be a verification system. the verification system that is proposed in the declaration that china agreed to is the unprecedented. you need to understand that...
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climate change summit in copenhagen. although no formal treaty was made there, the president pledged the u.s. would make significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. charles, what about copenhagen. >> it was a failure, a bad one. obama was saved by the timing because the senate started the process in which health care was passed and try and overshadow the news of copenhagen. he achieved nothing in copenhagen after he went and risked prestige on that. the bottom line, the members who are in the-- in copenhagen, all countries who voted at the end, on the agreement that obama had reached with a few of the larger countries, who voted to note the agreement, which is you know, it's not even approved, it's not even to say favor to note, which is a negative. the lesson here is that if you try to do something large using the u.n. apparatus, where all 190 countries are involved, you will get absolutely nowhere. i hope obama has learned that. >> bret: coming up, we'll take a look at what you can expect this year from the panel. he
climate change summit in copenhagen. although no formal treaty was made there, the president pledged the u.s. would make significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. charles, what about copenhagen. >> it was a failure, a bad one. obama was saved by the timing because the senate started the process in which health care was passed and try and overshadow the news of copenhagen. he achieved nothing in copenhagen after he went and risked prestige on that. the bottom line, the members who are...
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and culminated in copenhagen. and there was a very brief 12 hour head of state negotiation that took place at the end of the copenhagen meeting. the first negotiation, the formal one failed. the second one, while i will talk about that a little more in a moment, but i want to give you some background to understand what's happening there. every discussion of international climate change negotiations over the past decade has taken place in the context of the kyoto protocol. and the assumptions created by the kyoto protocol that industrialized nations had obligation to reduce pollution, developing countries did not and was paid to do so, that decisions about how to proceed would be taken in a five year increments, so-called commitments to retrieve a second commitment period was what was under discussion at copenhagen. and that the international agreement will provide an elaborate legal structure of compliance within which reduction commitments would be carried out. and certainly over the last two years, there have be
and culminated in copenhagen. and there was a very brief 12 hour head of state negotiation that took place at the end of the copenhagen meeting. the first negotiation, the formal one failed. the second one, while i will talk about that a little more in a moment, but i want to give you some background to understand what's happening there. every discussion of international climate change negotiations over the past decade has taken place in the context of the kyoto protocol. and the assumptions...
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copenhagen. come on! that's pretty far. doc, look who's in town. ellen! copenhagen? cool, right? vacation. but still seeing patients. oh. [ whispering ] workaholic. i heard that. she said it. i... [ female announcer ] the new office. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >> larry: welcome back to "stories from haiti." the need for food, water and medicine created a desperate situation in haiti. there were legitimate fears about safety and security that saw people in difficult and dangerous spots. tonight, karl penhaul witnessed a desperate act that had deadly consequences. we warn you, some of the images in this report are disturbing. karl? >> yeah, indeed, larry. we were driving just beyond the airport this -- this day, and as we drove by, we saw, or we heard, a single shot ring out. that got our attention. we looked across and at that point, we saw two haitian police officers holding two detained young men. and at that point as we spotted them, more shots rang out and we saw those police officers shoot the young detainees at point blank range in the process of
copenhagen. come on! that's pretty far. doc, look who's in town. ellen! copenhagen? cool, right? vacation. but still seeing patients. oh. [ whispering ] workaholic. i heard that. she said it. i... [ female announcer ] the new office. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >> larry: welcome back to "stories from haiti." the need for food, water and medicine created a desperate situation in haiti. there were legitimate fears about safety and security that saw...
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copenhagen. come on! that's pretty far. doc, look who's in town. ellen! copenhagen? cool, right? vacation. but still seeing patients. oh. [ whispering ] workaholic. i heard that. she said it. i... [ female announcer ] the new office. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >> larry: may. >> larry: maria joins us here in los angeles she was in haiti last year. what took you there? >> i went to haiti with my friend, paul hagas. he is an amazing human being, and he has been working in haiti for the last 22 years. we saw the incredible pediatric hospital that he built, a hospital for disabled children, 20 street schools in the slums, orphanages, and free medical clinics. he brings the only free drinking water to the slums. >> larry: was it your first trip there? >> yes. >> larry: were you impressed? >> i have never in my life seen such dire poverty. but in the mist of the poverty, the haitian people have so much joy and resilience, and beautiful, beautiful spirits. >> larry: when you heard about the earthquake, you must have been whacked out? >> it was devastating. i
copenhagen. come on! that's pretty far. doc, look who's in town. ellen! copenhagen? cool, right? vacation. but still seeing patients. oh. [ whispering ] workaholic. i heard that. she said it. i... [ female announcer ] the new office. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. >> larry: may. >> larry: maria joins us here in los angeles she was in haiti last year. what took you there? >> i went to haiti with my friend, paul hagas. he is an amazing human being, and...
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copenhagen. come on! that's pretty far. doc, look who's in town. ellen! copenhagen? cool, right? vacation. but still seeing patients. oh. [ whispering ] workaholic. i heard that. she said it. i... [ female announcer ] the new office. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. (matt ryan) my face takes enough abuse. that's why i use gillette fusion for my sensitive skin. fusion has 5 blades, with an anti-friction coating, that float comfortably. fusion, proven performance even on sensitive skin. try new gillette fusion pure & sensitive shave gel - it's dye and fragrance free. >> larry: lots of political news breaking today. outstanding panel to discuss it. mark penn in new york, served as a pollster and campaign strategist for hillary clinton, pollster and adviser to presidentback beco president bill clinton and ceo of berston. ben stellar, columnist for "fortune" magazine in washington. new york, stephanie miller, host of her own radio show, her website, stephaniemiller.com. and in new york, s.c. cup. columnist for the new york daily news and senior writer for the da
copenhagen. come on! that's pretty far. doc, look who's in town. ellen! copenhagen? cool, right? vacation. but still seeing patients. oh. [ whispering ] workaholic. i heard that. she said it. i... [ female announcer ] the new office. see it. live it. share it. on the human network. cisco. (matt ryan) my face takes enough abuse. that's why i use gillette fusion for my sensitive skin. fusion has 5 blades, with an anti-friction coating, that float comfortably. fusion, proven performance even on...
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i thought i was going to town to get a bottle of water and a can of copenhagen and walked off the end of the boat one night. and it was -- and then the next morning i woke up and thought a guy was bringing me a cup of coffee and a biscuit. kurt looked like me like, oh, no, he lost his mind. it wasn't but 20 minutes later he had fell asleep again. it was early that morning. and he woke up and just gave me a ringing like you wouldn't believe, mad at me because me and tressell ate up all the pizza the pizza delivery guy brought us the night before. i told him i don't know where you're at. >> at this point, kurt, it sounds like you're -- you're probably thinking what's going on here, biscuits, pizza delivery guy? >> it was a real deal. almost like you were sleep walking with your eyes open. you're looking at him and carrying on a conversation like, oh, boy, here we go. >> wow. i'm glad you guys can really have a laugh about it, we can join in as well. let's get michelle golon in on this. is that natural? is that what happens here? kind of like that movie, the tom hanks movie "castaway" wh
i thought i was going to town to get a bottle of water and a can of copenhagen and walked off the end of the boat one night. and it was -- and then the next morning i woke up and thought a guy was bringing me a cup of coffee and a biscuit. kurt looked like me like, oh, no, he lost his mind. it wasn't but 20 minutes later he had fell asleep again. it was early that morning. and he woke up and just gave me a ringing like you wouldn't believe, mad at me because me and tressell ate up all the pizza...
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, not being perfect, but you know, some positive results coming out of copenhagen, there's a shot, but it's going to be tough. no question. yes? >> i'm actually really interested in this study that you used as a tool in getting the smoking on airlines amendment through. how do you go about commissioning such a study, how much does it cost, what is the time frame you allow for that in your strategy and how is that affected by the political environment, being in as much flux as it is today? >> well, we were fortunate in the case of the national academy of sciences study, because that just came out. i mean, we didn't commission it, they were doing a study on that issue anyway, and i think -- i mean, there are lots of examples in climate change of studies that are done by, pretty objective groups that point out some of the scientific concerns about climate change, so i think, you know, scientific studies, it definitely got more cynical over the years on that whole issue, because you know, there are lots of groups out there that have sort of, you know, kind of vague sounding names that are
, not being perfect, but you know, some positive results coming out of copenhagen, there's a shot, but it's going to be tough. no question. yes? >> i'm actually really interested in this study that you used as a tool in getting the smoking on airlines amendment through. how do you go about commissioning such a study, how much does it cost, what is the time frame you allow for that in your strategy and how is that affected by the political environment, being in as much flux as it is today?...
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only good news i've heard yet, it's a bit of luck, that there was a boat of supplies from unicef from copenhagen on its way to haiti. and it will get there tomorrow. it was obviously sent prior to the earthquake. and it is maybe our first small bit of good news. >> larry: can you do anything to help this family that's with you? >> i think i would say -- i'm about as poised as anybody else out there. right now, i think more than in any other crisis that we've seen, this situation is extraordinarily desperate. i think back on the tsunami and the relief efforts there. and at that time, given the infrastructure of those countries and that area of the world, we were able to stave off what is potentially a very devastating second wave of effects. port-au-prince is a very densely populated area, and i think we have to understand, all of us, that there is absolutely no moment to wait. funds need to come in now. >> larry: tatiana, our prayers are with you. we will stay on top of this, keep in constant search. any help that our cnn correspondents can be while they're there, we will offer to you. >> thank
only good news i've heard yet, it's a bit of luck, that there was a boat of supplies from unicef from copenhagen on its way to haiti. and it will get there tomorrow. it was obviously sent prior to the earthquake. and it is maybe our first small bit of good news. >> larry: can you do anything to help this family that's with you? >> i think i would say -- i'm about as poised as anybody else out there. right now, i think more than in any other crisis that we've seen, this situation is...
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the united nations, the various parties, and most recently, the copenhagen conference, which demonstrated the fatuousness of such international structures. çóyet this seems to leave no lasting impression. we really have learned nothing from the early 20th-Ñicentury experience, from repeated and doomed attempts to regulate the capital shifts of the great powers. did we learn nothing from the kellogg pact that abolished war forever, with a certainty that one frank keller look at the nobel peace prize in 1929? sound familiar? but i believe kellogg actually signed a treaty. [laughter] obama got it over imagined useless treaties, like those insisted on for nuclear disarmament. the best of the internationalism can be seen in the pursuit of the global, the most dramatic instance of which occurred on september 24, one day after obama's speech to the general assembly where he ostentatiously addressed to the security council. obama had knowledge thadr iran had constructed a secret uranium enrichment facility. the french and british were urging him to use that study at the council to stunned the
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i spoke to president obama briefly about it in copenhagen. i am worried about the bigger picture. the buy america provisions have cause some disruption. but the back -- the vast majority of our trade with united states is still your intent free beer the real problem is when you see country -- not just the united states -- using a stimulus package to bring in protectionist measures. we all know that what the biggest danger to the global recovery is the spread of protectionism. it has been global trade that has driven growth over the past generation. we would like to see that sustain going forward. we took the very opposite approach. we not only did not put any protectionist members -- measures but repeal -- repeal the number of terrorists in order to stimulate economic activity both here and abroad. that -- repeal of a number of terror acariffs in order to stie economic activity both here and abroad. >> that in many other topics still to come. >> mr. harper, please do something about the environment now. >> is also compelling concerns there about the environment, prime minister. th
i spoke to president obama briefly about it in copenhagen. i am worried about the bigger picture. the buy america provisions have cause some disruption. but the back -- the vast majority of our trade with united states is still your intent free beer the real problem is when you see country -- not just the united states -- using a stimulus package to bring in protectionist measures. we all know that what the biggest danger to the global recovery is the spread of protectionism. it has been global...
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the failure of the copenhagen meeting conference was not only partly a question the difficulties to agree on goals among the different players, but also behind this the fact that it is a huge amount of resources to do something attractive and, you know, people are talking about a billion a year figure when you listen to what has been said by the main leaders in copenhagen that you have 1 million plus one plus one in 1015, but so it's another magnitude if we really want to address this problem it is as big for the future of mankind as many say and i do believe is true there we need to find more innovative ways of financing and certainly from this point of view the input of of the imf may be helpful. well, thank you very much. i'm sorry to keep peace so late. [applause] the u.s. house returns tomorrow afternoon new economic stimulus totals are in, this week's market 11 months as president of, if the recovery act into law. of the $787 billion allowed more than $315 billion have been committed to states. up to 2 billion from last week however $167 billion had actually been paid out for stimul
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the g-20 agreed to phase out fossil fuel subsidies at copenhagen. for the first time all major economies accepted their responsibility to take future action. the president acknowledged this is not enough and we'll continue our efforts to provide the leadership that is required in this important and challenging area. all of this is, of course, just the start. our challenge now is to sustain and build on the start that has been made this year. there are no shortages of challenges to test us, north korea, iran, arab-israeli peace, al qaeda and its affiliates in afghanistan and pakistan specifically, and around the world jeanly. so now let me turn very briefly to the afghan-pakistan strategy and exactly where we are today. in review of our efforts in afghanistan and pakistan this fall, the president asked some very difficult and tough questions, challenged assumptions and heard from every perspective and explored every option. most importantly, this was a review that never lost sight of those affected most by presidential decisions, and that's the men a
the g-20 agreed to phase out fossil fuel subsidies at copenhagen. for the first time all major economies accepted their responsibility to take future action. the president acknowledged this is not enough and we'll continue our efforts to provide the leadership that is required in this important and challenging area. all of this is, of course, just the start. our challenge now is to sustain and build on the start that has been made this year. there are no shortages of challenges to test us,...
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and it was a very telling incident did the president of the united states removes himself to copenhagen to bring home the chicago olympics. he removes himself to compensate for climate change. he removes himself to oslo to receive a prize. but he does not show up in berlin at the 20 it anniversary of an event of biblical proportions, one that i am sure most of this in the room would never have imagined we would ever see. that tells you how he sees the world and reinforces that quotation. i could use one of dozen, in which you can see his priorities. and to speak of the cold war as an arbitrary, and not to see how routed they were in the fundamental values of the united states and west, as cleavages and some obsolete conflict, it is simply staggering but it tells you a lot about his world view. i thought the berlin event was very telling, particularly as you say leaving -- leaving out the great leader's reagan, thatcher, but john paul, and others. gorbachev was a hapless caretaker. to his credit, he did not shoot people in the streets. and i give him credit, because you have to make a ch
and it was a very telling incident did the president of the united states removes himself to copenhagen to bring home the chicago olympics. he removes himself to compensate for climate change. he removes himself to oslo to receive a prize. but he does not show up in berlin at the 20 it anniversary of an event of biblical proportions, one that i am sure most of this in the room would never have imagined we would ever see. that tells you how he sees the world and reinforces that quotation. i...
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i went to copenhagen and announced that the united states would commit to do our part of $100 billion by 2020. we worked very hard to get the building blocks of an agreement that would enable us to do so. the accord that we finally hammered out did have requirements for verification and transparency which have to be adhered to in order for us to be able and, frankly, willing to make these investments. but i think that for many of the developing countries, this is a lifeline that they are desperate to have and that they will work with us as we try to sort out how best to deliver on that commitment. this is going to be an ongoing challenge and that is why i mention we have to do a better job of getting some of the other countries that have a role to play more committed and more involved. i mean, china is fast on its way to being the principal manufacturer of solar technology and probably windmill technology as well. how are they going to distribute that, under what conditions, at what price - i
i went to copenhagen and announced that the united states would commit to do our part of $100 billion by 2020. we worked very hard to get the building blocks of an agreement that would enable us to do so. the accord that we finally hammered out did have requirements for verification and transparency which have to be adhered to in order for us to be able and, frankly, willing to make these investments. but i think that for many of the developing countries, this is a lifeline that they are...
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the president of the united states removes himself to copenhagen to bring home the chicago olympics, removes himself to copenhagen for climate change, removes himself to oslo to receive a prize, but does not show up in berlin at the 20th anniversary of an event of biblical proportions one that i am sure most of us in this room never imagined we would see. that tells you how he sees the world and reinforces that quotation. i could have used one of dozens. you can see his priorities. to speak of the cold war divisions as arbitrary and not to see how rooted they were in the fundamental values of the united states of the west as a cleavages of some obsolete conflict is simply staggering. it tells you a lot about his world view. i thought the berlin event was very, very telling. leaving out the great figures reagan, thatcher, pope john paul, shcharansky and others. gorbachev was the hapless caretaker. to his credit, he did not shoot people in the streets. i give him credit because you have to make a choice. the unraveling was our doing. . . all of this is forgotten as if everyone was on t
the president of the united states removes himself to copenhagen to bring home the chicago olympics, removes himself to copenhagen for climate change, removes himself to oslo to receive a prize, but does not show up in berlin at the 20th anniversary of an event of biblical proportions one that i am sure most of us in this room never imagined we would see. that tells you how he sees the world and reinforces that quotation. i could have used one of dozens. you can see his priorities. to speak of...
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caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected with taxpayer funds. guest: i do not know anything about the second issue, but i can comment on the first. the brazilian president is a colorful, charismatic leader. then he has been for some to, to a half years. very annoyed that they have had to do things that the united states and europe-not have to do. and he has -- have not had to do. and he has been very open about saying that they have not had to do things that they've had to do in developing countries. host: salt lake city, democratic cruller. caller: we have -- and democratic collar. host: we have more natural gas than any of the country.
caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected...
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action against climate change and i don't think there was any disagreement amongst the countries of copenhagen that allowed the pitcher rise above 2 degrees by 2015. it would be something the would be very serious indeed and therefore, the major countries in the world and not all countries except that at the conclusion and are working within that. the key issue now is for the countries to make the cut ends as they promised to do to the national plan for climate change target's and make them public and internationally registered so that we can bring people together probably in the next few months to see what progress we can make on getting a final climate change agreement. i will take two more. yes. >> brann willson from the sun. returning to the aplington keys to talk to the importance of learning lessons from this case. we now have a specific proposal on the table to allow full publication's reviews protecting the anonymity of the children and witnesses. are you prepared to change your mind and back of that proposal? >> i think the you have got to get to the background of what's happened here
action against climate change and i don't think there was any disagreement amongst the countries of copenhagen that allowed the pitcher rise above 2 degrees by 2015. it would be something the would be very serious indeed and therefore, the major countries in the world and not all countries except that at the conclusion and are working within that. the key issue now is for the countries to make the cut ends as they promised to do to the national plan for climate change target's and make them...
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and most recently the copenhagen climate change conference. which demonstrated spectacularly the factualist of structures, the lack of common purpose, common interest and governance. the internationalist institutions and paper agreements seems to leave no lasting impression. did we really learn nothing from the early 20th century experience with its repeated and doomed attempts to regulate the capital ships of the great powers through naval conferences? did we really learn nothing from the kellogg pact who's signatories incidentally included germany and japan? that abolished war forever. an absurdity that won the u.s. secretary of state frank kellogg the nobel peace prize of 1929. sound familiar? but at least kellogg got it for an actually signed useless treaty. [laughter] >> obama got it for the merely imagined useless treaties. most notably the one he has been insisting on from prague to new york on universal nuclear disarmament. the depth of obama's naive internationalism can be seen in his pursuit of this deeply unserious goal. the most dr
and most recently the copenhagen climate change conference. which demonstrated spectacularly the factualist of structures, the lack of common purpose, common interest and governance. the internationalist institutions and paper agreements seems to leave no lasting impression. did we really learn nothing from the early 20th century experience with its repeated and doomed attempts to regulate the capital ships of the great powers through naval conferences? did we really learn nothing from the...
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of commons when the british prime minister paul them out for failing to live up to his promises in copenhagen about imposing a carbon tax. the president fully expected that his hundreds of supporters would stand in share while the justices remained seated and silent, unable to respond even after word. moreover, the president's speech was only released 30 minutes before the event, after the justices or already present." "the new york times" online is saying the justice alito was right on the substance issue, saying "not true" to how the president characterized the decision. but "the american prospect" on- line said that, but what i democracy, it is okay to -- "in democracy, it is okay to criticize public officials." good morning. caller: can you hear me clearly? host: we can. caller: excellent it might take on the dialogue between a twa jet went -- two in the two gentlemen here is that mr. president, if you do the research -- as political campaign was funded by a special interests. goldman sachs is one of his sponsors, if you will. the whole political process -- the judges, the selection proce
of commons when the british prime minister paul them out for failing to live up to his promises in copenhagen about imposing a carbon tax. the president fully expected that his hundreds of supporters would stand in share while the justices remained seated and silent, unable to respond even after word. moreover, the president's speech was only released 30 minutes before the event, after the justices or already present." "the new york times" online is saying the justice alito was...
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caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected with taxpayer funds. guest: i do not know anything about the second issue, but i can comment on the first. the brazilian president is a colorful, charismatic leader. then he has been for some to, to a half years. very annoyed that they have had to do things that the united states and europe-not have to do. and he has -- have not had to do. and he has been very open about saying that they have not had to do things that they've had to do in developing countries. host: salt lake city, democratic cruller. caller: we have -- and democratic collar. host: we have more natural gas than any of the country.
caller: are you aware of the president's -- the brazilian president's speech in copenhagen where he said, the problem is the white people in the world. the second question is there is a country -- a company in brazil that is an offshore drilling company that in june, the obama administration gave a $15 billion loan to and i think is quite ironic that in february, george soros bought majority shares in that company. effectively, this administration has paid back george soros for getting elected...
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he is back in the news now with the copenhagen accord. this is al gore. he has this very distinctive shape to his head a kind of goes one line like this, and then the other line like this. that is where you start with al gore. then you give them this hair, very reagan-esque hair that goes like this. he has the years a spot from star trek. -- the years of spock -- the ears of spock. he has kind of an elvis-like mouth that goes like this. already, you can start to see it is beginning to look like him a little bit, right? but the keep it is people often say he lost the 2000 election because of florida. a few hundred votes in florida. i say that was not it. he lost the election because he has the eyes of death. that is al gore for you. what do you think? am i right? yes, that is al gore. it does not help with this mole sticking out of his neck right there. so i will sign this one here. here you go. for you. let's get another character with a distinctive bass. john kerry. long face, right? here is the face. the face starts of here. long face. long face. long f
he is back in the news now with the copenhagen accord. this is al gore. he has this very distinctive shape to his head a kind of goes one line like this, and then the other line like this. that is where you start with al gore. then you give them this hair, very reagan-esque hair that goes like this. he has the years a spot from star trek. -- the years of spock -- the ears of spock. he has kind of an elvis-like mouth that goes like this. already, you can start to see it is beginning to look like...
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and those who think that we should do nothing because copenhagen didn't reach an agreement, i'll tell you what, the chinese are not waiting. they are building solar plants. they are building electric lithium ion batteries. they are building new energy efficient windows. the u.s. senate needs to join us and create a job energy creating engine and pass the energy bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. many of my colleagues in the house are ignoring the american people. our constituents are holding rallies, posting blogs, talking with their neighbors, writing to their congressman and doing everything in their power to get them to listen. the american people are telling us loud and clear, they don't want a government takeover of health care. listen to them. massachusetts did. americans want, need and deserve better than a budget busting trillion dollar health care bi
and those who think that we should do nothing because copenhagen didn't reach an agreement, i'll tell you what, the chinese are not waiting. they are building solar plants. they are building electric lithium ion batteries. they are building new energy efficient windows. the u.s. senate needs to join us and create a job energy creating engine and pass the energy bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the...
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in copenhagen, it was japan and the prime minister that provided the most generous support for efforts in the developing world to deal with the adaptations that climate change will bring to the disadvantaged. -- and we have seen japanese support to haiti, communicated directly to the secretary when we were in hawaii. i think overall we've seen indications of this new government -- and we believe it will be critical in the coming months to make sure that our two governments are working closely together. you but clearly our issues that require more work and more consultation and from the u.s. government perspective, we're prepared to work with our japanese interlocketters. we've outlined what's our best way forward with the r.f.r. plan, and we expect those consultations with our senior japanese interlocketters will be continuing. i'll be leading a delegation to japan in about two weeks' time where we will continue those discussions going forward. i think the secretary and the prime minister wants to use next year as part of a process, a deep process of dialogue and discussion about the p
in copenhagen, it was japan and the prime minister that provided the most generous support for efforts in the developing world to deal with the adaptations that climate change will bring to the disadvantaged. -- and we have seen japanese support to haiti, communicated directly to the secretary when we were in hawaii. i think overall we've seen indications of this new government -- and we believe it will be critical in the coming months to make sure that our two governments are working closely...